Craig Kilborne(CK): Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Josh Hartnett!! [after Josh sits down] You're too young to know that song

Josh Hartnett(JH): No I'm not-no I'm a music appreciator, man

CK: Really?

JH: Yeah.

CK: You know who that was when you were coming on-the walk music?

JH: You know if you asked me the name, I wouldn't know it because I'm a little bit out of it-It's been a long week.

CK: That was Prince-it was Prince "Do Me Baby"

JH: There we go-Minnesota-there we go

CK: That's where you're from-St.Paul- you're the hott young actor now in America-you're the Heath Ledger guy right?

JH: I dunno man

CK: You look different though

JH: Yes, I got my hair cut for-I'm doing a movie with Ridley Scott right now in Africa, and this is how I must look

CK: This is how you look now, and this is how I think you looked in Pearl Harbor, during the filming of that-what we call a split screen you see [shows the pic of Josh in the tank top on the left, and him on the show on the right-Josh laughs]

CK: I think either way is what the girls think is sexy [screams, cheers, applause] Every nite I get that. Now this is to show you how I looked during the filming of PH, and then there's how I look now [split screen-CK looks basically the same]

JH: thats very nice, very nice

CK: How old are you?

JH: I'm 22.

CK: You're a kid!

JH: Ah, well-you know

CK: Do you shave yet?

JH: It's the oldest I've ever been. Yeah, I shave a little bit

CK: It's a big deal!

JH: when Scandanevians get to shave

CK: yeah when they grow up, it really happens-you can shave

JH: I can shave

CK: Congratulations-when did you first start shaving?

JH: I dunno, 3-4 years ago? you know-I mean still, not much

CK: Did you want to shave? They told me you did something silly as a 12 year old

JH: oh yeah, when I was a little kid, I tried to draw a goatee on my face-I just thought it would be-

CK: What did you use?

JH: a marker-a Sharpie-it kinda stuck there for a little while

CK: yeah, thats, you wanted to shave that badly??

JH: Yeah, well, no actually-I just wanted the goatee-I didn't want to shave at all

CK: You just wanted to look cool

JH: yeah, definitely

Craig Kilborne(CK): How was the media frenzy-this is outta control-you're just all over the place, right?

Josh Hartnett(JH): Yeah, I guess so, I mean its, that poster man-it's everywhere!

CK: This is the weird thing-we get a picture normally we ask for a picture of the guests we have-we had Rob Schneider on and we said "Rob, send us a picture," and this is the Rob Schneider picture. We need a picture of Josh Hartnett-this is what they send us: [cut to the poster of Josh-the Keep Him Flying one] Look at that! It's huge! Enormous-7 feet tall!! And this is when you know you've arrived-

JH: When you've got a really big picture of you

CK: Yes-and when you're on the cover of US Weekly

JH: Am I?

CK: You're on the cover of US Weekly [holds up mag, and points to the pic of Josh in the corner, Britney Spears is the main cover] Josh laughs-huh?

JH: We can cover that up right now [reaches over and covers the pic]

CK: Some people think you know, this girl, I dunno, Christina? Who the hell is this girl!?? Oh, this girl, Britney-to me it's the Josh Hartnett cover!

JH: Thanks a lot man

CK: And if you look, here's the thing, you're new in the buisness, right? Let me just tell you this-she's thinking about you man-she's dreaming about you

JH: Just draw some bubbles there

CK: So, are you getting worn out through doing all this stuff?

JH: Yeah, it's been quite a-it's been quite a media blitz-but uh, it's good, you know?

CK: How was the thing on the boat-the big premiere?

JH: The thing on the boat was pretty spectacular

CK: Yeah? Walk us through the thing on the boat

JH: Well, we walked down this line, right, it was like an hour long press line-I think the longest press line ever assembled-no I'm serious

CK: Really?

JH: yeah, literally the biggest premiere

CK: the biggest premiere-bigger than The Animal-Rob Schneider's the Animal-bigger than all the stuff-it's just the biggest?

JH: Well, I dunno about that. I mean, it's pretty big, but I dunno about the animal thing

CK: it was okay

JH: yeah, it's uh, yeah. So we walked down this press line, my parents were there, my family was there, my friends were there, and um, I didn't see them the entire time because then we went backstage, and we talked to the survivors, and we talked to them for a while, and then we went out and we like did this whole like, starting lineup of the you know, 2001 LA Lakers

CK: Let me guess-Cuba Gooding, Jr. hammed it up a lot

JH: Oh, he did a nice little dance for everybody

CK: Right-he likes doing that. Now how about Ben?

JH: Ben on the walk out?

CK: yeah

JH:Oh, Ben on the walk out, he was like 'oh, yeah, glad to be here.' Yeah, he wanted a ciggerette.

CK: Yeah, right-all the time-smoking all the time

JH: It was crazy, yeah

CK: Do you like him?

JH: I love Ben, yeah, I mean we had a really good time

CK: Are you sure?

JH: Yeah

CK: Did he give you advice?

JH: Oh-no advice man!

CK: See? See?

JH: What did he try and give you advice or something?

CK: No, but you're a little younger than him, maybe he'd say "hey, this is how you should do this"

JH: No, no he didn't, but he did say 1 thing to me, and that was it. He probably said that he gave me advice.

CK: Yeah, he did. He said, "I, well, you know Josh-took him under my wing."

JH: Yeah, totally, yeah. Wise old sage Ben Affleck, right?

CK:What was the 1 thing he said to you?

JH: The 1 thing that he told me was that it was gonna change my life, and here I am man-on the Late Late Show with Craig Kilborne!!

CK: Yeah, Yeah, changed you're life

JH: changed my life

Craig Kilborne(CK): You're actually, your folks-your dad gave you some advice about this role, didn't he?

Josh Hartnett(JH): Yeah well-I wasn't sure if, well you know, I mean, I wanted to be in the movie, I just didn't know if I wanted all the extra stuff.

CK: What-to be a star?

JH: Well, no-all the press-yeah I guess so, but it's a different kind of thing you know? I was having a good life, I was doing smaller roles

CK: So, you didn't want to be this? YOu didn't want this big huge movie right now?

JH: Well, you know, thats kind of daunting man-that picture of myself up there? yeah, you know its-

CK: We can rip it off

JH: Yeah I mean, I don't want to, yeah,it's-it's kind of cool-it's cool, but at the same time it's a little bit daunting, but I get used to it after while were shooting

CK: Did you think you wanted to, you're 22, did you want to have smaller roles, and then hit maybe when you're 27-28?

JH: I've never had a plan in my life.

CK: Stuff just happens

JH: Yeah, it just happens.

CK: Can you stay with us to play 5 questions?

JH: of course

CK: Back with Josh Hartnett and the-how was Kate Beckinsale?

JH: Oh, she was, uh, it was tough doing that scene man

CK: The scene they're all talking about? the scene-the steamy scene in the water, right?

JH:Yeah, well the steamy scene in the water?

CK: Wasn't that the one? On the beach?

JH: There was one in the water, and then there was 1 in the parachute hangar

CK: Which 1 is-which 1 do you like better?

JH: Well, the, uh, the 2nd one was probably the best

CK: yeah?

JH: But, uh, I'd say the 1 in the water, it was pretty, it was actually, Kate doesn't spend a lot of time in the ocean, and if Kate comes on the show, she can tell the story better, but she's from London, water around London-not a lot. So, uh, she just didn't know what to do, and there was a shark scare there in the water

CK: Oh boy

JH: And it was just, kind of it was-

CK: That means she had to be hold on to you tighter? Or she was scared? or-

JH: No, no I was holding onto her, like, almost drowning her yeah, but it was yeah-it was a good time man, I mean it was-

CK: Got it-you enjoyed it. Did you just go somewhere for a minute there? It looked like you were remembering something just then??[josh kind of shrugs] You were trying to steal Ben's girl, right?

JH: No, Ben's girl, my girl, it's all kind of the same man, you know?

CK: By the way, you are from Minnesota, and I know that all of us from Minnesota are Vikings fans

JH: Yes we are

CK: Minnesota Vikings, although I don't like talking about them-they disappoint us so much-what's you're take on it?

JH: I'm not sure if they're ever going to win the Super Bowl

CK:They will not, accept it, they will not. They're just here to disappoint us and keep us humble

JH: Yeah, but you know, yeah exactly

CK: We've got great lives, We've won, we're winners-they're not. They have a lot of talent, but they loose

JH: I love the Vikings, it's just they disappoint us every year, but it's just god, how can they be 16 or 15 to 1

CK: few years ago?

JH: Yeah, to still now even make it to the Superbowl-I can't believe it

CK: Maybe right here guys? A little chokey-choke?

JH: Yeah, maybe one of these days I guess

CK: Pick a new team

JH: Out of any of them right now?

CK: yeah

JH: God, I can't

CK: Just follow the unpredictable

JH: I'm staying with them, buddy

CK: OK, beautiful. Time for 5 questions, here we go... 1. The common loon is what state's bird?

JH: Minnesota

CK: That is correct

JH: yeah!

CK: 2. When I flipped burgers at the king, what did they make me wear because I refused to shave my head?

JH: hairnet

CK: that is correct. 3. What was the bigger bombing: the actual Pearl Harbor attack, or the actual movie Town & Country

JH: Uh, you know what, I'd have to go with Pearl Harbor?

CK: Sure, we'll accept that-very good, very nice. 4. In what alcohol would I find 'agave'?

JH: agave

CK: yeah

JH:Uh..

CK: You just got-you just turned 21 a year ago-so you don't drink that much do you

JH: No, no never drink

CK: you drink beer?

JH: Well, I probably drink beer, that's an abvious thing to drink, yeah it's always [some type of beer-I couldn't understand what he said] Maybe I'll get a case for you

CK: Oh, I'll get it-you'll be gone by then, but I'll get one

JH: yeah, cool

CK: You know agave? No?

JH: No, I don't

CK: Tequilla

JH: Shoot

CK: It's okay, it's just a game

JH: I lost one man

CK: it's kind of refreshing that the kid doesn't drink- He's clean cut, he just started shaving, he's clean cut. Finally, 5 seconds on the clack, this is rapid fire, I don't know if you can do this, Name 5 Jared Leto movies in 5 seconds

JH: Um, yeah, okay, um...

CK: start the clock please

JH: ........

JH: that was good, huh?

CK: want to know something? That is correct, by the way, that was good.

JH: thanks man

CK: I can't either. Well, Congratulations on your success

JH: Thanks a lot bro-thanks a lot. Thanks a lot guys!